isSameFile

boolean isSameFile(FileObject a,
                   FileObject b)

    Compares two file objects and return true if they represent the same underlying object.

    Parameters:
        a - a file object
        b - a file object 
    Returns:
        true if the given file objects represent the same underlying object 
    Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if either of the arguments were created with another file manager and this file manager does not support foreign file objects